The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashley O. Welles & Sjoukje Nynke Zandstra finished 593rd of 737 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Heerenveen 2026, in 1:36:52.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. A harder second half: 1:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Heerenveen ran fast: the 767 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:47 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:00Running 1 6:06v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 6:39v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:47v median +0:52
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 7:02v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 7:14v median +1:09
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 7:11v median +1:11
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 7:17v median +1:15
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 7:53v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:47
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 732
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 732 women's teams who finished.